Armed Forces
- Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
- Canada last had a permanent military presence in Europe during the Cold War.
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- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- Supporting veterans and their families in every aspect of their transition to civilian life is both a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
- Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention
- Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention
- Veterans of all genders, ages, and expressions who felt compelled to wear the maple leaf on their shoulder should be acknowledged and given attention
- We owe it to all those who serve Canada in uniform to ensure that our politicians only put them at risk when it is
- We owe it to all those who serve Canada in uniform to ensure that our politicians only put them at risk when it is
- We owe it to all those who serve Canada in uniform to ensure that our politicians only put them at risk when it is
- Given the sorry state of our military, let’s hope the chief of defence staff is wrong when he says we are already at war
- Given the sorry state of our military, let’s hope the chief of defence staff is wrong when he says we are already at war
- Given the sorry state of our military, let’s hope the chief of defence staff is wrong when he says we are already at war
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- Some might argue the string of incidents resulted in few tangible outcomes in terms of formal punishments, but the institution itself has been changed
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- I cannot fathom a civilian position with the Department of National Defence that comes with the inherent risk of sexual assault—especially when chalked up
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- A nation's defence commitment should be measured as a tangible combat capability based on a percentage of population and regional circumstances, not as an
- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent

- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent
- Even if one gives Gen. Wayne Eyre the benefit of the doubt for applauding in the moment, once the story broke, it became incumbent

- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- Surely, we have learned something from our failed effort in Afghanistan to build a competent security force on the cheap and the quick?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- If our own government won’t give Canadian firms a chance to compete for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, how can we expect allied governments
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and 'they cannot go back on
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.
- Despite the hype from the CBC, not every brush with the Chinese navy in open waters warrants a headline.